13. Conference of the Parties - CBD

The signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting from 4 to 17 December in Cancún, Mexico. The CBD is the most important global instrument to protect, preserve and manage the sustainable use of biodiversity on Earth.

Since 2008, the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has been financing climate and biodiversity projects in developing and newly industrialised countries, as well as countries in transition.

Saving Rwanda's marsh lands

Mosquitoes, crocodiles, stagnant water: Swamps don't sound like pleasant places. But they are important ecosystems that feed rivers and lakes, and are home to a host of species - as some in Rwanda are discovering.